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N972QS2025 Textron Aviation INC 680A

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply5 service difficulty reports

Registration
Valid
expires Apr 30, 2033
Owners
1
since 2026
NTSB events
None
since 1982
ADs may apply
1
confirm with A&P
Service reports
5
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Co-owners
Certificate issued
Apr 1, 2026
Expires
Apr 30, 2033
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date
Apr 8, 2025

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Textron Aviation INC
Model
680A
Year
2025
Serial number
680A0426
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
10
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
20,000 and over lb
Mode S code
AD8C82

Engine

Make and model
P&W Canada Pw306d1
Type
Turbo-fan
Power
5,907 lb thrust

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2026 – nowCo-ownerscurrent

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (0)

No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (1)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2018-07-13Landing GearMay 15, 2018Airframe (680A)Serial numbers per UTC Service Bulletins 2-1706-1-32-1 Rev 1 and 2-1675-32-2 Rev 1 (brake assembly serial numbers). Only with: Equipped with brake assembly P/N 2-1706-1 (Model 510) or P/N 2-1675-1 (Models 680/680A) with serial number listed in table 1 of the applicable UTC service bulletin.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (5)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Landing gear · wire harness · faultedFeb 16, 2026

    DURING APPROACH, NOSE GEAR DIDN'T INITIALLY SHOW GREEN UPON BEING SELECTED DOWN. INDICATION WAS GRAY IN TRANSIT FOR AROUND 5 SECONDS. THE INDICATION THEN MOMENTARILY SHOWED GREEN AND THEN CHANGED BACK TO GRAY. THEN GREEN WOULD DISPLAY FOR LESS THAN A SECOND FOLLOWED BY A GRAY TRANSIT INDICATION…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · hinge · damagedJul 24, 2025

    ON THE GROUND IN VNY, WE WENT TO RAISE THE MAIN CABIN DOOR & THE MAIN CABIN LIFT MOTOR ARM CAME APART AT THE HINGE. THE BOLT & BUSHING THAT WAS FOUND ON THE RAMP PUT IN PLASTIC BAG & LEFT IN GALLEY. RE-INSTALLED UPPER HINGE PIN, WASHERS, AND RETAINER RING BACK ONTO CABIN DOOR LIFT ARM. WORK…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · connector · damagedJun 13, 2025

    FLOOR EMERG EXIT LIGHT: I DID MY POST FLIGHT/END OF DAY INSPECTION AND DISCOVERED THAT THE AISLE EMERGENCY LIGHT ON SEAT #3 IS OUT. NO OTHER EMER LIGHT (EXTERNAL OR INTERNAL) IS OUT. PHOTO ATTACHED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED CONNECTER FOR PC2042 IAW CE680A SPM 20-30-20, AMM 33-50-00 AND CE-680A…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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  • Fire protection · detector · faultedMay 25, 2025

    BURNING SMELL UPON TAKEOFF. NOTICED WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 1500'. RECEIVED SUPPLY BLD LEAK L AMBER CAS SHORTLY AFTER NOTICING. RAN ASSOCIATED CHECKLIST AND SMELL SEEMED TO DISSIPATE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: COULD NOT DUPLICATE. RAN ENGINES AT MULTIPLE DIFFERENT POWER LEVELS TURNED BLEED SUPPLY TO LEFT…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Ice and rain protection · bleed air sys · leakingMay 25, 2025

    NOTICED BURNING SMELL SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. RECEIVED AMBER SUPPLY BLD LEAK L CAS THROUGH ABOUT 1500'. LEVELED OFF TO RUN ASSOCIATED CHECKLIST. DECIDED TO DIVERT AND LEAVE L BLEED AIR OFF DUE TO SMELL. CAS FLICKERED MULTIPLE TIMES DURING APPROACH EVEN WITH BLEED AIR OFF. CORRECTIVE ACTION: COULD…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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